PCB lifts Naveed’s year long ban

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Lahore: Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Saturday lifted a 12-month ban on all-rounder Rana Naveed and reduced his fine by half.

Naved was among seven players banned and fined on the grounds of misconduct and indiscipline by PCB after a dismal tour to Australia earlier this year.

“It is a great relief to finally be cleared of this ban; now I just want to focus on cricket,” Naveed told reporters in Lahore after a hearing of the appellate tribunal of the board.

Naved, 32, said he was always confident he would be cleared and now his main aim would be to make a comeback to the national team.

These punishments were a dark chapter of my cricket career and I want to get over it; from tomorrow I will play domestic cricket and show my form,” he said.

The appellate tribunal also reduced a fine of Rs. two million ($23,242) by half.

Talib Rizvi, legal advisor to PCB, said Appeals Judge Irfan Qadir had lifted the ban as Naveed apologized for his conduct and served six months of the suspension.

“He is now free to be considered for national selection,” Rizvi said.

Naveed has played nine tests and 74 ODIs.